Bundee AKi has been suspended for 6 matches after being found guilty of "verbally abusing and disrespecting" match officials last Saturday night, with the last 2games suspended
He's banned for Connacht v Zebre and Ireland's first 3 Six Nations games v France, Italy and England
Andy Goode has refereed this game superbly
Shades of England France here. Bordeaux leaving opportunities behind time and time again, Saints hanging in there
The Mathieu Jalibert final
A masterclass
Confirmed: Huge blow as Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out of Ireland's Six Nations opener against England due to a calf injury
Connacht's Jack Aungier called up
Dan Sheehan, James Lowe and Jack Boyle have arrived in Portugal, Caolin Blade due in with Aungier tomorrow
A tale of to No 10s trying to make it in the modern world
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Fun night at the first Indo Sport live show alongside Joe Molloy, Sinead Kissane & excellent special guests Martin Johnson & Keith Wood
Thanks to everyone who came along in such great numbers
‘I wanted the respect of the people I played with’ – Rhys Ruddock has no regrets over retirement as he hones in on coaching career
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Wasn't expecting to mention Mark McCabe of Maniac 2000 in a piece about the Aviva atmosphere and ticket prices, but there you go...
Without a bigger stadium or a new approach to selling tickets the IRFU is stuck in an Aviva infinity loop
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Thomas Clarkson has quietly been one of the big success stories for Ireland over the last few games.
Here’s a piece on his journey from Wicklow RFC, Blackrock College, Trinity, Leinster and a memorable Ireland-20s Grand Slam winning campaign.
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